Table 2 GPs’ referral rates to secondary care, N=4350 consultations 1
#GPs | Mean referral rates per 100 consultations | (n / N) | Adjusted | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
odds ratio | ||||||
% (median) | ||||||
Total mean (median) referral rate | 13.7 (13.0) | (595/4350) | ||||
Range: 4.0 - 28.0 | ||||||
Variables | ||||||
Patients’ gender | Male, 0 | 13.0 | (248/1911) | |||
Female, 1 | 14.2 | (347/2439) | 1.05 | (0.88 - 1.27) | ||
Patients’ age | 0-9 years | 8.0 | (19/238) | 0.432 | (0.26 - 0.73) | |
10-29 years | 16.4 | (104/636) | 1 | |||
30-49 years | 15.4 | (180/1166) | 0.90 | (0.69 - 1.18) | ||
50-69 years | 13.3 | (176/1321) | 0.773 | (0.59 - 1.0009) | ||
>=70 years | 11.7 | (116/989) | 0.642 | (0.48 - 0.86) | ||
GPs’ gender | Male, 0 | 30 | 12.6 (12) | (376/2977) | ||
Female, 1 | 14 | 16.0 (13) | (219/1373) | 1.252 | (1.03 - 1.52) | |
GPs’ age | < 35 years | 12 | 13.0 (11) | (152/1174) | 0.702 | (0.55 - 0.91) |
35 – 49 years | 17 | 16.1 (15) | (270/1676) | 1 | ||
>= 50 years | 15 | 11.5 (12) | (173/1500) | 0.83 | (0.65 - 1.07) | |
Specialists in family medicine | No, 0 | 22 | 14.9 (15) | (321/2149) | ||
Yes, 1 | 22 | 12.5 (12) | (274/2201) | 0.762 | (0.60 - 0.96) | |
Solo practice | No, 0 | 39 | 13.3 (12) | (510/3850) | ||
Yes, 1 | 5 | 17.0 (15) | (85/500) | 1.30 | (0.98 - 1.71) | |
Practice type | Private practice, 0 | 27 | 12.1 (12) | (324/2675) | ||
Salaried, 1 | 17 | 16.2 (16) | (271/1675) | 1.362 | (1.11 - 1.66) | |
Travel time to nearest hospital | <30 minutes | 12 | 13.0 (12) | (156/1201) | 0.94 | (0.70 - 1.25) |
30 - 89 minutes | 12 | 16.7 (15) | (192/1148) | 1 | ||
>= 90 minutes | 20 | 12.3 (12) | (247/2001) | 0.804 | (0.64 - 1.02) | |
Country where medical degree was obtained | Abroad=0 | 13 | 14.8 (14) | (184/1247) | Not included in model | |
Norway=1 | 31 | 13.3 (12) | (411/3103) |